A convenient methodology for the selective reduction of carboxylic acids with benzyltriethyl-ammonium borohydride-chlorotrimethylsilane

Das, J. ; Chandrasekaran, S. (1990) A convenient methodology for the selective reduction of carboxylic acids with benzyltriethyl-ammonium borohydride-chlorotrimethylsilane Synthetic Communications, 20 (6). pp. 907-912. ISSN 0039-7911

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Abstract

A combination of benzyltriethylammonium borohydride and chlorotrimethylsilane (1:1) in dichloromethane (0-25°C) has been found to be a convenient reagent system for the selective reduction of carboxylic acids to alcohols.

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